The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-03
MORE FOR MCENERY.
PlRoUEMiNEs DECLARES FOR oTHE
LEvEE GOVERNOR.
MIR. Kernochan Votes All the Republican
Negroes ON His Plantation for Nichols
"A Democratic Vote of 2 Grows Into
80

PeINTA-LA-HAcHE, Dec. 3.-As previously
foreshadowed. the Nichols reform conspi-
racy to vote the negroes has been carried oHs
in the upper wards of the parish. In the
first ward. at the Scarsdale poll, on Mr.. Ell.
p. Kernochan's plantation. which at the last
election cast two Totes for McEnery and five
for Cleveland, carloads Of negroes We're
driven up and voted for Nichols. One hun
dred and eight negroes were voted under
Kernochan's eye. The vote here WIS 131 for
Nichols, nom for McEnery. The commits
s1oners were Kernochan's son and two en-
ployes on his plantation, and they refused to
receive or entertain n protest. This ward
has always been soldly Republican. and fair
minded Democrats are Disguised with the
proceedings.
AT BeIlechaise poi, In the sixth ward, there
Nichols man., and such votes were chal-
lenged- At this poll, where there ID large
number OF white Denlocrats- there Is o ma
at Kernochan's poll for voting Republicans
was that it was reported Republicans were
being voted across the river.
Notwithstanding the fraudulent voting OF
Republican negroes, McEnery carries the
Gratis, his majority would have been between
500 and 400.
RESULT AT Port EADs n PILOT TOWN.
PoRT EAps, Dec. port Eads gives the
M N;ssnffs ds disiegssses Blot 81 ypgt aMn n g1Tes f fSs NE NE
Emery delegates Al votes, and the Nichols
delegates 6 votes. From indications q large
white vote has been polled in the lower part
been for the MrTnerv deIepafes- there is no
dnY,ht that plannenaines viii east her vote for
s. D- McFnery Tor Goyernor on ian. 10. at
Baton Rouge. -
White Primaries ordered In Ascension.
DosArpsoNvIIE Dec. 3.-The Democratic
parisb Eveoutire Comm;1tan "a Aecene;on
raIish IAeeesfe CuliIhItsee .. asceaslon
bonse Fred nnFaI cbsIrnoan y n p,eh
nous4' - HasasaI La : an
mary eleetiona will he held to elect delegates
H. H. nar;ab CONVENTION 10 he heId IN fons
jacksonville on the 2Sth instant, to select dele
gates 30 the Baton Rouge convention on the
passed that none but white Democrats should
vote at the primaries. Harmony and good
feeling prevailed.
Primaries Ordered in Ricl1and Parish.
.arsa,;toa - Is;aIIsn5 aar;ah not :. al
conanlltfee OF Inchiand PARISH met In the
conrenouse ~ hayvlle 1o-oay ~ II O'CLOCK
p1I6a9iis w auJoaIiuieAs.
f,o,, aaoh rord ,z.s snno;ys+.d or rasoI,,
from eacn mafd was eppoLnsed OF resoia-
Hons, as 1oEOWS: LII. u. McD. BrumDy FL
Teller. Rem NorricE. TT r. Vickars. IT. w
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1haplna D. II. fhyneS and LIZ. mcintosh.
a., resssan,b1;ng tba no,nno;.4oa M r.so1,,'
tons offered their report. which Was r read ADJ Il.
f. y renost a nsic Rr. mel Mern loma offered a5sn,ess 2 minor nor
The maioritv report was Il read and
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Beit further ses0Eued, That in the event any
soI nm sa5s e refuse e ser serve or Is not at his poli
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safIfsd to vote n tha neyf aaneraI a%isction
s.ns, wno vi " gaedngs tnemssely ST. e support the
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